Language: Swedish
This is a book about forests; forest nature, biodiversity and people; about the span from the minimal perspective of an insect's short life lived in its entirety under a piece of bark to the mile-wide expanses of landscapes where our exploitation of forests has shaped cultures and societies for hundreds of years.
It is a book about surprising interactions and strange species, a book about how the knowledge of nature and views of nature have changed through the generations. About where we come from and where we stand today. By weaving together ecology, history, politics and culture into an overarching story, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson gives us readers an insight into a deeply fascinating ecosystem and gives us an important basis for understanding the role the forest plays in today's nature and climate crisis. Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson is a professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) in Ås, Norway, and a scientific advisor for the Norwegian Institute for Natural Research NINA. She has a PhD in conservation biology and lectures on nature conservation and forest biodiversity. Her research focuses on insect ecology. She has previously, among other things, written the books Insekternas planet (2019) and På naturens axlar (2021).
»It is pure happiness, yes euphoria, to read The Forest by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. Not only because of the wonderful material (I never thought the forest could hold so much), but also because she is a rare good storyteller. You just have to buy this book, it should be mandatory in every home.« Dagbladet
»Burning current about the forest. The forest is, just like Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson's previous books, a masterpiece.« Aftenposten
So peaceful and at the same time so surprising, teeming and strange. The forest is deeply fascinating. Norwegian biology professor Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson has written several critically acclaimed and best-selling books on wildlife and ecology. Now the Forest comes in Swedish. The book has been nominated for the major literary prize Brageprisen 2023.
»A both touching and personal presentation of man's relationship to linear and circular time, to the mysteries of the forest and the violent forces that shape both the trees' and our own lives.« Stavanger Aftenposten
Product information
Author: Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
Translator: Lotta Eklund
ISBN: 9789180660242
Language: Swedish
Weight: 760 grams
Released: 2023-11-21
Publisher: Bokförlaget Polaris